This Thursday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m., the Kenneth Lattman Foundation Series continues at the Cosford Cinema with Cold Weather, starring Cris Lankenau, of Miami.  A question-and-answer session with Lankenau follows the film, which will also screen on Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 16 at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m.

Cold Weather is not your usual detective story. After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, a self-styled Sherlock Holmes, Doug (Cris Lankenau), returns to Portland to live with his more responsible big sister Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn). He lands a dead-end job working in an ice factory, but soon finds an opportunity to use his passion and skill in detective work when his ex-girlfriend Rachel (Robyn Rikoon) goes missing. Enlisting a team of ramshackle slacker-sleuths, Doug leads his team down a complex trail of clues to discover the mysterious truth about what happened to Rachel. To watch the trailer, click here.

The Kenneth Lattman Foundation Lecture Series at the Bill Cosford Cinema features films built on innovative storytelling and created by some of the brightest filmmakers today. The series brings audiences “back to the movie theater” to watch exceptional films together. Each screening is followed by a discussion with University of Miami film experts, distinguished industry VIPs, the audience, and other guests who explore the scholarly, professional, and artistic merits of each film.

Jochen Reiser, professor of medicine and cell biology and anatomy, will present Discovery Science Grand Rounds on Thursday, April 14, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor auditorium. Reiser’s lecture, titled “Novel Perspectives on the Molecular Regulation of the Kidney Filtration Barrier,” will explain novel therapeutic approaches for balancing podocyte dynamics during kidney injury. A 20-minute reception will precede the lecture. Those who cannot attend can view the event via live webcast. For more information or to nominate a Discovery Science presenter, email Mitzi Tanaka at [email protected].

Marc Ecko

Entrepreneur, designer, and social activist Marc Ecko will speak at the University of Miami’s Storer Auditorium this Thursday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. as part of a Launch Pad special event. Ecko founded *ecko Unltd at the age of 20. Since then his company has grown to include: *ecko Unltd, the leading young men’s brand; Eckored, its female counterpart; Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, a contemporary menswear line; Zoo York, the first and largest East Coast action sport lifestyle brand; and Complex Media, inclusive of Complex Magazine and Marc Ecko Entertainment, a video and social gaming entity. Find out how he turned his passion for the arts into a viable business and a new dedication to social entrepreneurial projects, like Unltd Justice, Sweat Equity Enterprises, and Artists & Instigators. The event is free and open to the community, but pre-registration is required. RSVP to www.thelaunchpad.org/Marc.

Alexandra C. Wilson, assistant professor in the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology, will deliver a talk titled “Genomic Insights into Nitrogen Upgrading and Recycling in the Aphid [Buchnera] Symbiosis” this Thursday, April 14, at 12 p.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Conference room, 6018, Rosenstiel Medical Science Building. For more information, call Nivia Machin-Gonzalez at 305-243-1078.

The Department of Orthopaedics will present Grand Rounds on Thursday, April 14, from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Mailman Center for Child Development, eighth-floor auditorium. Prasad J. Sawardeker, fifth-year resident in the Department of Orthopaedics at the Miller School of Medicine, will present “Radial Head Arthroplasty Alone Provides Inadequate Treatment for Longitudinal Radio-Ulnar Dissociation—Defining the Role of Radial Head Arthroplasty in ‘Partial’ and ‘Complete’ Injuries: A Biomechanical Perspective.” For more information, email Ledinaida Figueroa at [email protected].